Bumblefoot is a good reason to have a solid floor on your Guinea Pig Hutch
If you haven’t heard of bumblefoot before then it might come as a surprise to you to know that your Guinea Pigs can get a disease from wire on the floor of their hutch.
Bumblefoot is a disease that attacks the feet of your Guinea Pig. It’s an inflammatory infection and causes lesions and swelling on the pads of the feet of your Guinea Pigs. It is commonly caused by using wire on the bottom of the hutch, possibly because the wire causes cuts on the pads on the bottom of the feet. Then infection enters.
If you suspect that your favourite pet has bumblefoot then have a look at the pads on the bottom of his feet. If you can see any dark marks or lesions then take him to the vet. Read the rest of this entry
Yes Guinea Pigs can be bathed just like dogs. You need to keep your Guinea Pig clean, although they are clean animals to begin with.
It’s not necessary to bathe your Guinea Pig too often, every few months will do. If you do it frequently you can dry out their skin too much.
Here’s how you bath your Guinea Pig. Have a towel handy, a good bowl to bath him in, some gentle shampoo, say baby shampoo, and a hairdryer if it’s going to be cold.
You can use the hairdryer but only on the gentlest setting, and only after towel drying your guinea pig first. If the hairdryer is too hot for your skin it’s too hot for his.
Water warm but not hot. Don’t get his face wet, it’s not necessary.
If you’ve never thought about it then watch this video of baby Guinea Pigs
Breeding your Guinea Pigs may be something you’ve never thought of before. If not then watch this video of baby Guinea Pigs.
I challenge any Guinea Pig owner to watch this video and not feel a little urge to breed your own piggies and have some wonderful baby piggies of your own.
